The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.
— Winston Churchill capitalism quote

Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket.
— Andrew Carnegie

It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.
— Arthur Conan Doyle

And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department.
— capitalism quotation by Andrew Carnegie

It takes more than capital to swing business.

Predatory capitalism created a complex industrial system and an advanced technology; it permitted a considerable extension of democratic practice and fostered certain liberal values, but within limits that are now being pressed and must be overcome. It is not a fit system for the mid-twentieth century.